General Information About This Collection | |
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Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
Creator: | Smithsonian Institution, Office of Smithsonian Institution Archives |
Title: | Front Royal Environmental Facility Records |
Dates: | 1986-1997 |
Quantity: | 1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) |
Collection: | Accession 00-023 |
Language of Materials: | English |
Summary: | These records document activities relating to the establishment and general operation of the Smithsonian Institution Archives' cold-storage environmental chamber at Front Royal, Virginia. The chamber, which opened in December 1994, was located in the old transmitter building at the Conservation and Research Center (CRC), National Zoological Park. It was used for the storage of microfilm, audio and videotapes, and film reels. Due to high maintenance costs and lack of adequate oversight, the Archives eventually removed its materials from the chamber and turned over all control of the facility to CRC in October 1997. The records include memoranda pertaining to proposals and planning, environmental chamber specifications, contractual requirements, and conservation assessment information. |
This accession consists of records that document activities relating to the establishment and general operation of the Smithsonian Institution Archives' cold-storage environmental chamber at Front Royal, Virginia. The chamber, which opened in December 1994, was located in the old transmitter building at the Conservation and Research Center (CRC), National Zoological Park. It was used for the storage of microfilm, audio and videotapes, and film reels. Due to high maintenance costs and lack of adequate oversight, the Archives eventually removed its materials from the chamber and turned over all control of the facility to CRC in October 1997. Materials include memoranda pertaining to proposals and planning, environmental chamber specifications, contractual requirements, and conservation assessment information.
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 00-023, Smithsonian Institution, Office of Smithsonian Institution Archives, Front Royal Environmental Facility Records
Proposals and Planning, 1986-1987
Box 1 of 1
Proposals and Planning, 1988-1993
Box 1 of 1
Environmental Chamber: Specifications, 1989 (3 folders)
Box 1 of 1
Environmental Chamber: Operation and Maintenance Manual, 1989
Box 1 of 1
Memoranda: Start up Process, 1994-1995
Box 1 of 1
Contracts, Proposals, and Requirements, 1994-1995
Box 1 of 1
Memoranda: Conservation, Facility and Chamber Maintenance Expenses, and the Transfer of Materials to Facility, 1995-1996
Box 1 of 1
Preventive Maintenance, 1996
Box 1 of 1
Conservation Assessment, 1996
Box 1 of 1
Termination of Facility, 1997
Box 1 of 1